Vernon G. Grove Mathematics Research Libraryhttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9
en-UShttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60MSU Libraries Student Art Competitionhttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/msu-libraries-student-art-competition-2?blog=9
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:51:00 +0000Chris DeFordMisc.52077@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>The next generation of Spartans wants to see your artwork in the library! </p>
<p>The MSU Libraries Student Art Competition will award two $500 prizes – one each to an undergraduate and a graduate student – and will acquire the winning artworks for display in the MSU Libraries. The competition is generously supported by the Irene B. Arens Endowment in Support of Student Arts in the MSU Libraries. Submit your work by 5 pm on Monday, March 16, 2015. </p>
<p>Questions? Contact Terrie Wilson, Art Librarian, <a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edumailto:wilson398@msu.edu">wilson398@msu.edu</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/msu-libraries-student-art-competition-2?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The next generation of Spartans wants to see your artwork in the library!

The MSU Libraries Student Art Competition will award two $500 prizes – one each to an undergraduate and a graduate student – and will acquire the winning artworks for display in the MSU Libraries. The competition is generously supported by the Irene B. Arens Endowment in Support of Student Arts in the MSU Libraries. Submit your work by 5 pm on Monday, March 16, 2015.

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/msu-libraries-student-art-competition-2?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=52077TEDxMSU at Wharton Center on March 4http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/tedxmsu-at-wharton-center-on?blog=9
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:23:00 +0000Chris DeFordSpeakers52103@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), or "Ted Talks," are conferences presented by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, and have been bringing "Ideas Worth Spreading" to the stage for over 26 years. </p>
<p>Past TED speakers have included many Nobel Prize winners, Bill Clinton, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Roger Ebert, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Al Gore, Bono, and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. (Listen to over 1,900 talks freely available on the <a href="http://Ted.com">Ted.com</a> website.)</p>
<p>By obtaining free <a href="http://www.ted.com/tedx">TEDx</a> licenses, organizations can present TED-style, but independently organized events in their communities. Some of these talks are later selected for TED Talk videos. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.tedxmsu.org/our-team/"><strong>TEDxMSU 2015: The Will</strong></a>, to be held March 4 at the Wharton Center, is an inaugural collaboration between members of the MSU community and the greater East Lansing community for the purpose of bringing our experiences and inspirations to center stage. Tickets ($5 for students with IDs) are available online at the <a href="http://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/tedxmsu-2015-the-will">Wharton Center.</a></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/tedxmsu-at-wharton-center-on?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), or "Ted Talks," are conferences presented by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, and have been bringing "Ideas Worth Spreading" to the stage for over 26 years.

By obtaining free TEDx licenses, organizations can present TED-style, but independently organized events in their communities. Some of these talks are later selected for TED Talk videos.

TEDxMSU 2015: The Will, to be held March 4 at the Wharton Center, is an inaugural collaboration between members of the MSU community and the greater East Lansing community for the purpose of bringing our experiences and inspirations to center stage. Tickets ($5 for students with IDs) are available online at the Wharton Center.

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/tedxmsu-at-wharton-center-on?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=52103Breakfast Series Features Emerging Technologieshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/breakfast-series-features-emerging-technologies?blog=9
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:21:00 +0000Chris DeFordTraining52105@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>The <a href="http://tech.msu.edu/enrichment/">Breakfast Series</a>, hosted by IT Services Learning Design and Technology (LearnDAT) is a way to keep abreast of emerging technology and gain exposure to a variety teaching strategies and techniques that foster student learning. The series enables faculty, staff, and guest speakers to demonstrate examples of effective practices in blended and online teaching and learning.</p>
<p>Breakfast Series Seminars are held three times a semester during the fall and spring on second Wednesdays of the month. Seminars run from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Main Library, 4th Floor, North Conference Room, West Wing.</p>
<p>Upcoming meetings include:</p>
<p> ﻿February 11: "The Libraries' Role in Connected Learning," MSU Librarians<br />
March 11: "Online Learning Tools - A Connection for Deep Learning," IT Services Teaching &amp; Learning staff<br />
April 15: "Flipping a Course for Exploration," 2014 MSU AT&amp;T Blend Blended Course winner Eva Kassens-Noor</p>
<p>For future announcements, sign up on <a href="http://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=LEARNDAT-ANNOUNCE&amp;A=1">LearnDAT's listserv</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/breakfast-series-features-emerging-technologies?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The Breakfast Series, hosted by IT Services Learning Design and Technology (LearnDAT) is a way to keep abreast of emerging technology and gain exposure to a variety teaching strategies and techniques that foster student learning. The series enables faculty, staff, and guest speakers to demonstrate examples of effective practices in blended and online teaching and learning.

Breakfast Series Seminars are held three times a semester during the fall and spring on second Wednesdays of the month. Seminars run from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Main Library, 4th Floor, North Conference Room, West Wing.

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/breakfast-series-features-emerging-technologies?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=52105Research Workshop Series Held in the Main Libraryhttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/research-workshop-series-held-in?blog=9
Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:15:00 +0000Chris DeFordTrainingSpeakers51953@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>The Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination is holding a series of research workshops in the Main Library this semester. Sessions include:</p>
<p>Thursday, February 19, 3:00 - 5:00 PM: "NIH Funding for Non-Medical Projects"<br />
Thursday, March 19, 3:00 - 4:00 PM: "Export Controls on Research"<br />
Thursday, April 2, 3:00 - 5:00 PM: "Data Management Plans, Data Preservation Issues"<br />
Thursday, April 16, 3:00 - 4:00 PM: "Taking Your Research Abroad." </p>
<p>The workshops will be held in the Library's North Conference Room, located on the 4th Floor, West Wing of the Main Library. No registration is necessary. For more information, contact <a href="https://vprgs.msu.edu/events"> the Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination.</a></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/research-workshop-series-held-in?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination is holding a series of research workshops in the Main Library this semester. Sessions include:

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/research-workshop-series-held-in?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=51953Bored and Brilliant Challenge This Weekhttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/bored-and-brilliant-challenge-continues?blog=9
Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:08:00 +0000Chris DeFordMisc.51989@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/01/12/376717870/bored-and-brilliant-a-challenge-to-disconnect-from-your-phone">The Bored and Brilliant Challenge</a> continues this week. Manoush Zomorodi, hosting the WNYC podcast, New Tech City, cites a U.K. study which suggests our most original ideas emerge when we are the most bored. </p>
<p>This week Zomorodi studies whether devices allow us the opportunity to be bored. She invites listeners to download Moment, an app which measures cell phone use, so she can track results as a group. Findings will be shared on New Tech City next month.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/bored-and-brilliant-challenge-continues?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The Bored and Brilliant Challenge continues this week. Manoush Zomorodi, hosting the WNYC podcast, New Tech City, cites a U.K. study which suggests our most original ideas emerge when we are the most bored.

This week Zomorodi studies whether devices allow us the opportunity to be bored. She invites listeners to download Moment, an app which measures cell phone use, so she can track results as a group. Findings will be shared on New Tech City next month.

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/bored-and-brilliant-challenge-continues?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=51989Major Russian Library Severely Damagedhttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/major-russian-library-destroyed?blog=9
Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:48:00 +0000Chris DeFordCurrent Events51959@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>The social sciences branch of the Russian Academy of Science, INION, owned more than 14 million books, journals and manuscripts, many of them extremely rare. Reports of materials in their library lost or damaged due to a fire on January 30 range from 15% of the collection to much more. The fire may also have destroyed servers, some digitized works, and a major online Russian scholarly journal index.</p>
<p>Read more on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/432343193583468/?fref=nf"> this Facebook page</a> (you may need to use the Facebook translate feature) and in this article published in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/31/fire-russian-library-moscow-institute"> the Guardian</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/major-russian-library-destroyed?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The social sciences branch of the Russian Academy of Science, INION, owned more than 14 million books, journals and manuscripts, many of them extremely rare. Reports of materials in their library lost or damaged due to a fire on January 30 range from 15% of the collection to much more. The fire may also have destroyed servers, some digitized works, and a major online Russian scholarly journal index.

In this workshop, 3D experts will lead participants through developing a 3D object. The talk will include the basics of 3D Printing hardware, before participants collaborate in designing their product. Finished files can then be printed at the Library Copy Center.

]]>http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/main-library-sponsors-free-3d?blog=9#commentshttp://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=9&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=51951Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Lecture on Wednesday, January 21http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/lappan-phillips-fitzgerald-lecture-on?blog=9
Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:23:00 +0000Chris DeFordSpeakers51713@http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/<p>The MSU Program in Mathematics Education presents the <a href="https://prime.natsci.msu.edu/news-and-events/news/lappan-phillips-fitzgerald-distinguished-lecture-january-21st/">Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Lecture</a>, "Conceptualizing Mathematics Teachers' Curriculum Capacity" on Wednesday, January 21, from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. The lecture, presented by Dr. Janine Remillard (Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania), will be held in Room 252 Erickson Hall. Remillard is outgoing chair of the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, a commission of the National Academy of Science.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php/lappan-phillips-fitzgerald-lecture-on?blog=9">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>The MSU Program in Mathematics Education presents the Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Lecture, "Conceptualizing Mathematics Teachers' Curriculum Capacity" on Wednesday, January 21, from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. The lecture, presented by Dr. Janine Remillard (Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania), will be held in Room 252 Erickson Hall. Remillard is outgoing chair of the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, a commission of the National Academy of Science.